Rising Roots Design spent the summer of 2011 establishing a native perennial forest garden at Prospect Rock Permaculture, in Johnson VT. This 40-acre farm and educational center is an alluvial floodplain along the Lamoille River, and the purpose of this project was to establish perennial root systems along the river edge to reduce soil loss and control erosion, while encouraging successional regrowth of a forest ecology. Hundreds of useful and edible shrubs and trees were planted, including Sugar and Silver Maples, Bur Oak, Chestnut, Hazelnut, Black Locust, Red, White, and Italian Alders, Hawthorn, Gooseberry, High and Low bush Blueberry, Hardy Kiwis, Beach Plums, and more.
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Rising Roots Design
Rising Roots also traveled to various music and arts festivals around the northeast to discuss event sustainability, set up compost and recycling centers, and teach workshops on composting and wild useful plant identification. It was an educational blast! Check out more information and photos through links below!
Liberate VT, music, arts, and yoga festival
The Big Up 2011, Ghent NY
